as seen from the departing Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-124
Station statistics
Call sign: Alpha (only by NASA)
Crew: 3
Launch: 1998-Present
Launch pad: KSC LC-39,Baikonur LC-1/5 & 81/23
Mass: 277,598 kg(612,000 lb)(2008-06-14)419,600 kg (925,000 lb) upon completion
Length: 58.2 m (191 ft)along truss(2007-02-22)
Width: 44.5 m (146 ft)from Destiny to Zvezda73.15 m (240 ft)span of solar arrays(2007-02-22)
Height: 27.4 m (90 ft)(2007-02-22)
Living volume:424.75 m³(15,000 ft³)
Atmospheric pressure: 1013 hPa (29.91 inHg)
Perigee: 331.0 km (183.2 nmi)(2008-02-15)
Apogee: 341.9 km (184.6 nmi)(2008-02-15)
Orbit inclination: 51.6410 degrees(2008-02-15)
Typical orbit altitude: 340.5 km (183.86 nmi)
Average speed: 27,743.8 km/h(17,239.2 mi/h, 7706.6 m/s)
Orbital period: 91.34 minutes
Orbits per day: 15.78224218(2008-02-15)
Days in orbit: 3512 (2 July 2008)
Days occupied: 2801 (2 July 2008)
Number of orbits: 55427 (2 July 2008)
Distance travelled: 2,000,000,000 km(1,100,000,000 nmi)
Statistics as of November 20, 2007 (unless noted otherwise).
Configuration (photo) on top.
The International Space Station (ISS) is a research facility being assembled in space. Its on-orbit assembly began in 1998. The space station is in a low Earth orbit and can be seen from Earth with the naked eye: it has an altitude of about 350 km (217 mi) above the surface of the Earth, and travels at an average speed of 27,700 km (17,210 statute miles) per hour, completing 15.77 orbits per day.
The ISS is a joint project among the space agencies of the United States (NASA), Russia (RKA), Japan (JAXA), Canada (CSA) and eleven European countries (ESA). The Brazilian Space Agency (AEB, Brazil) participates through a separate contract with NASA. The Italian Space Agency similarly has separate contracts for various activities not done in the framework of ESA's ISS works (where Italy also fully participates). China has reportedly expressed interest in the project, especially if it is able to work with the RKA. though it is not currently involved.
The ISS is a continuation of several other previously planned space stations: Russia's Mir 2, the U.S. Space Station Freedom, the European Columbus, and Kibo, the Japanese Experiment Module. The projected completion date is 2010, with the station remaining in operation until around 2016. As of 2008, the ISS is larger than any previous space station.
The ISS has been continuously staffed since the first resident crew entered the station on November 2, 2000, thereby providing a permanent human presence in space. The crew of Expedition 17 are currently aboard. At present the station has a capacity for a crew of three. In order to fulfill an active research program it will eventually hold 6 crew members. Early crew members all came from the Russian and U.S. space programs. German ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter joined the Expedition 13 crew in July 2006, becoming the first crew member from another space agency. The station has, however, been visited by astronauts from 16 countries. The ISS was also the destination of the first five space tourists.
The station is serviced primarily by Russian Soyuz and Progress spacecraft and by U.S. Space Shuttle orbiters. On March 9, 2008, the European Space Agency ESA launched an Ariane 5 with the first Automated Transfer Vehicle, Jules Verne, toward the ISS carrying over 8,000 kilograms of cargo. Successful docking took place at 14:40 GMT on April 3, 2008.
Station statistics
Call sign: Alpha (only by NASA)
Crew: 3
Launch: 1998-Present
Launch pad: KSC LC-39,Baikonur LC-1/5 & 81/23
Mass: 277,598 kg(612,000 lb)(2008-06-14)419,600 kg (925,000 lb) upon completion
Length: 58.2 m (191 ft)along truss(2007-02-22)
Width: 44.5 m (146 ft)from Destiny to Zvezda73.15 m (240 ft)span of solar arrays(2007-02-22)
Height: 27.4 m (90 ft)(2007-02-22)
Living volume:424.75 m³(15,000 ft³)
Atmospheric pressure: 1013 hPa (29.91 inHg)
Perigee: 331.0 km (183.2 nmi)(2008-02-15)
Apogee: 341.9 km (184.6 nmi)(2008-02-15)
Orbit inclination: 51.6410 degrees(2008-02-15)
Typical orbit altitude: 340.5 km (183.86 nmi)
Average speed: 27,743.8 km/h(17,239.2 mi/h, 7706.6 m/s)
Orbital period: 91.34 minutes
Orbits per day: 15.78224218(2008-02-15)
Days in orbit: 3512 (2 July 2008)
Days occupied: 2801 (2 July 2008)
Number of orbits: 55427 (2 July 2008)
Distance travelled: 2,000,000,000 km(1,100,000,000 nmi)
Statistics as of November 20, 2007 (unless noted otherwise).
Configuration (photo) on top.
The International Space Station (ISS) is a research facility being assembled in space. Its on-orbit assembly began in 1998. The space station is in a low Earth orbit and can be seen from Earth with the naked eye: it has an altitude of about 350 km (217 mi) above the surface of the Earth, and travels at an average speed of 27,700 km (17,210 statute miles) per hour, completing 15.77 orbits per day.
The ISS is a joint project among the space agencies of the United States (NASA), Russia (RKA), Japan (JAXA), Canada (CSA) and eleven European countries (ESA). The Brazilian Space Agency (AEB, Brazil) participates through a separate contract with NASA. The Italian Space Agency similarly has separate contracts for various activities not done in the framework of ESA's ISS works (where Italy also fully participates). China has reportedly expressed interest in the project, especially if it is able to work with the RKA. though it is not currently involved.
The ISS is a continuation of several other previously planned space stations: Russia's Mir 2, the U.S. Space Station Freedom, the European Columbus, and Kibo, the Japanese Experiment Module. The projected completion date is 2010, with the station remaining in operation until around 2016. As of 2008, the ISS is larger than any previous space station.
The ISS has been continuously staffed since the first resident crew entered the station on November 2, 2000, thereby providing a permanent human presence in space. The crew of Expedition 17 are currently aboard. At present the station has a capacity for a crew of three. In order to fulfill an active research program it will eventually hold 6 crew members. Early crew members all came from the Russian and U.S. space programs. German ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter joined the Expedition 13 crew in July 2006, becoming the first crew member from another space agency. The station has, however, been visited by astronauts from 16 countries. The ISS was also the destination of the first five space tourists.
The station is serviced primarily by Russian Soyuz and Progress spacecraft and by U.S. Space Shuttle orbiters. On March 9, 2008, the European Space Agency ESA launched an Ariane 5 with the first Automated Transfer Vehicle, Jules Verne, toward the ISS carrying over 8,000 kilograms of cargo. Successful docking took place at 14:40 GMT on April 3, 2008.
source: wikipedia
No comments:
Post a Comment